Do not be concerned about voting in a majority - this is a non-elimination round, and you will not be fired as long as you solve the first challenge. Just make sure you save your vote! Failure to vote will result in mandatory elimination.

I'm sure you will all be too busy working on the game challenges to play hangman, but the link to the Roadblock page will be provided at the bottom of the starting post for each round. Remember that a new letter will be revealed as each challenge is solved - either by a game player or someone on the sidelines!

So, if you are ready, it's time to swing into action with a little Lindy Hop! Have fun!

---This message was edited on 2008-04-24 10:07:42---But these men are speaking abusively about all the things they really do not understand.

Gizzer, I need a refresher. Once we solve each puzzle and verify our answer is correct, do we need to PM you? Are the roadblocks part of this game or just a sidetrack puzzle? Sorry for the questions, but this is my first Carmen game.What would Scooby Doo?

Yes, you should PM me when you have verified that you have the correct answer to a challenge.

The Roadblock challenge is not part of the game itself, it was given to pass the time while waiting for the game to start. You should focus on the game challenges for now. But these men are speaking abusively about all the things they really do not understand.

My vote is in, and I'm already grinding my teeth over this first challenge. Tough!"If you're going to tell a story, here's an idea: Have a point! It makes things so much more interesting for the listener!!!" -Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

The first challenge is a tricky one...I love that we're off to a challenging start! I wish I could devote more time to it, but it turns out I have to actually do the work I'm being paid to do today. No fair!

Strange. I thought you'd all find the first one to be easy! I guess that's further proof that I am a poor judge of challenge difficulty. But these men are speaking abusively about all the things they really do not understand.

Strange. I thought you'd all find the first one to be easy! I guess that's further proof that I am a poor judge of challenge difficulty.

no
it just that you make it.
it like a teacher will not say a test that he or she set is too hard

btw is this game like the last one??
you know, like we can play on when we get the answer??what is sense??and if i am not making sense, then why i say it?? I SAY IT COZ IT MAKE SENSE TO ME BUT WHY IT DON'T MAKE SENSE TO YOU????????? sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!

But if we can't solve the puzzle, we get fired, right? Then what's the point of the hints because the people who got it moved on? Or does each round have multiple questions?This signature is better than your signature. It's true.

I may be out of this one early, as I am completely stuck on this challenge and my available time to devote to braingle is dwindling for this round.

Maybe a beer will get my puzzle-solving juices flowing....."If you're going to tell a story, here's an idea: Have a point! It makes things so much more interesting for the listener!!!" -Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Ah, I think I solved this one. I'll be back in a minute to see if it was correct.

-Nope, I was wrong.

-- Ah, I think I found the answer to the series. Gizzer asks for the final number in the series. Because the numbers keep increasing, we can assume the the final number would be infinity. Too bad that was the wrong answer.

On a completely unrelated topic, I've been receiving calls from phone number 123-456-7890 for a couple of weeks now, and ignoring them. Tonight they switched their number to 512-345-6789. *Sigh*But these men are speaking abusively about all the things they really do not understand.

Gizzer, I don't think I'll be able to solve this by the round ends, is that alright? My local internet is starting maintenance tomorrow and they said it should last until the afternoon.|| http://tinyurl.com/GodricsHollow || Stalk me: http://twitter.com/Spain2009 || Please vote in the MUSIC QM election!

I'm sorry, Trill, but you have had opportunity today to work on the challenge, and still have time left before "tomorrow" to work on it. I cannot make an exception for you because you will not have the full round to work on the challenge, as that is basically true for everyone, for various reasons. Just do the best you can with the time you have left.But these men are speaking abusively about all the things they really do not understand.

Anyone who absolutely can't get the challenge before the end of the first round will have to be fired. I will really feel bad about that, because there are a lot of players still in that situation, and I really didn't expect that.

If you don't want that to happen then you have 2 options:

1) Try again using a different approach.

2) Ask for help from someone who has solved the challenge. But these men are speaking abusively about all the things they really do not understand.

Hey dina, this is the 2nd game that I haven't voted for you in the first round!

Good morning Giz. I think you may have stumped many of us with your challenges already. I did the same as V_Bapat and found some interesting ideas, but none have worked. Knowledge is not power. The USE of knowledge is power.

I voted but didn't get the answer yet. Still trying to get my overworked brain to figure it out. Sigh...Evil Genius I tell you!The tools of the mind can be wrongly used, but the mind possesses no wrong tools.

I am pleased to report that everyone voted as requested. However, there are 2 players who did not solve the first challenge.

I would like to stress once again that players NOT discuss the number of challenges that they have solved.

There are a number of people who indicated in this round that they had not solved the first challenge. Fortunately, many of those players later solved it. Some did not.

For the record, folks, brainster got in under the wire and is very lucky she did.

All players must realize that, if you publicly declare that you are in last place or do not meet the conditions to continue to the next round, I will have to fire you, even if you are in an alliance.But these men are speaking abusively about all the things they really do not understand.

Piney, I'll take that straightjacket. I have pulled out so much hair I will be bald soon. I know they say married couples tend to look alike after a few years of marriage but I thought I had many more to go before that happened. Knowledge is not power. The USE of knowledge is power.